People wear protective masks while watching a movie at a cinema after Pakistan lifted lockdown restrictions, as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak continues, in Peshawar, Pakistan August 10, 2020. REUTERS/Fayaz Aziz
KARACHI/QUETTA/PESHAWAR/LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistanis flocked to gyms, salons and restaurants that opened on Monday for the first time in five months after being shut to stop the spread of the coronavirus.
The South Asian country has recorded more than 280,000 cases of COVID-19 and nearly 6,100 deaths, but has seen a slowing of numbers since June, when it recorded nearly 7,000 infections and 118 deaths in a single day.
